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Quote by Kerry James Marshall

“The first freedom is to be in possession of yourself - to own yourself, to not be subject to the will of somebody else. In a capitalist society, that means having a certain economic wherewithal so that you can do what you wish to do without having to ask permission.”

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Kerry James Marshall

Kerry James Marshall is an American artist known for his exploration of the historical and cultural identity of African Americans. His work is typically presented in the form of large-scale murals and paintings, addressing themes such as race, identity, and power. more

“I decided that the whole idea of what it means to be an artist was that somehow you are ontologically oriented toward poverty : "As an artist, you don't make money." I had to figure out some kind of way to guarantee that I'd be able to continue doing the work that I wanted to do, whether I made money from the work I was doing or not.”

Kind Mean Artist Poverty Making Money

Author:Kerry James Marshall

“In some ways you still have to buy your freedom, but that's because you live in a social structure that's organized around capital, and capital does equate with a certain kind of freedom, especially if you can start to generate capital on your own.”

Kind

Author:Kerry James Marshall

“When someone close to you dies, the line is shifted really drastically about what is meaningful and what isn't.”

Meaningful

Author:Phil Elvrum

“Profound thoughts and profound experiences get revealed to be tricks that we play on ourselves, and poetry gets revealed to be just, like, some dumb words that somebody put in an interesting order.”

Interesting Profound Dumb

Author:Phil Elvrum